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THE ESSENTIAL A&E PICKS FOR MAR 19 - MAR 25

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PRESTON POWELL PHOTOGRAPHY PRESTON@SHOTBYPOWELL.COM PTC: King James Sports can be an intersection for exploring a lot of American issues, including race, money and the things to which we give value. For playwright and Cleveland native Rajiv Joseph, it seemed natural to use the passion for sports as a way to talk about male friendship.

“In this country at least, there’s sometimes this notion that some men are only able to express their emotions when they’re talking about sports,” Joseph said in a video interview for Steppenwolf Theatre, where the play premiered in 2022.

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